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Schmidty's Bar Restaurant

Schmidty's Bar Restaurant

3119 State Rd, La Crosse, United States

Bar • Cheese • American • North American


"I've never eaten inside the restaurant but I have tried their food via takeout, hence my review is solely based on the food that I ordered. I decided to order their Prime Rib Philly because I figured it would be something that'll still taste okay after lightly reheating if I needed to, and it sounded really good on the menu. The sandwich itself, in my opinion, is technically not a Philly. It's more of a Philly inspired prime rib melt dip sandwich. First and foremost, overall the sandwich was bland. And yes, the sandwich did come with au jus to add extra flavor, but the au jus was too aggressively salty. So I ended up with two ends of the flavor spectrum. A bland sandwich and a super salty dip. Philly's are not traditionally served with au jus, therefore this immediately disqualifies the sandwich as a Philly (in my opinion). I felt that the mushrooms did not add anything flavor-wise to the sandwich and was unnecessary, the onions were nicely fried though. I would have preferred cheeses traditionally used in Phillys, such as Cheese Whiz, Provolone cheese, or American cheese, instead of Swiss cheese, which again disqualifies this sandwich as a Philly (in my opinion). In theory, a prime rib Philly may sound good, but it lacks the well marbled fat found in a rib-eye steak, which is what is traditionally used in a Philly. I also felt that the meat was cut too thick. The sandwich came with fries and was okay, nothing special. Had high hopes for this sandwich, and I really wanted to like the food, unfortunately it did not meet my expectations."